Word: valcarcel
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...applied archaeology is controversial. In restoring the aqueducts to working order, she may be inadvertently disturbing other fragile remnants of the ancient culture. The Peruvian government, however, applauds her efforts: earlier this year she became the first foreign woman to receive the country's Order of Merit. Luis Valcarcel, one of the pioneers of Inca archaeology, also approves. "Her project is praiseworthy," he says, "because she is not trying simply to draw up a catalogue of ruins; she is trying to restore them to their original condition." Modern Peru has much to learn from the early natives, says Valcarcel...
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